I don't understand the criticism. I think it is safe to say the design process at a company like SpaceX is likely to follow best engineering practices. Yes, t

I don't understand the criticism. I think it is safe to say the design process at a company like SpaceX is likely to follow best engineering practices. Yes, that probably means astronauts --as well as other domain experts and stake holders-- are in the design loop. Is this the final design? Probably not. Any engineer looking at this knows exactly what this is: An evolutionary step towards a solution. Ease-up folks, you are being given a front seat to a pretty amazing moment in our history: Humans travelling and landing on another planet. I, for one, can't wait. I know it's a TV show, but holy crap, we are on our way... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmQsrXLofMY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmQsrXLofMY ...enjoy the ride.